A 5610 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Adds training concerning coercive control to domestic violence training for judges and law enforcement officers.

This bill requires judges and law enforcement officers in New Jersey to receive training on coercive control as part of their existing domestic violence education. It affects municipal and Superior Court judges handling domestic violence cases, judicial personnel, and all law enforcement officers, mandating initial training within 90 days of appointment or transfer and annual in-service training. The training must cover recognizing indicators of coercive control - defined as patterns like isolating victims, monitoring movements, or threatening harm - and other key topics such as trauma-informed approaches and safety planning. The bill amends current law to update training curricula without creating new penalties or funding.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Dec 2025
General Assembly Passage
Dec 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 5, 2025 Last action Dec 11, 2025
Floor votes · General Assembly Dec 8, 2025

How they voted

740
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 78
Dec 8, 2025
D Democratic50
48 Yea 2
96% Yea
R Republican28
26 Yea 2
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Dec 11, 2025
Committee
Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
upper
Dec 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Assembly (76-0-0)
lower
Dec 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
lower
May 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee
lower
3 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors